SPECIES CONTROLLED WITH X-IT GRASS Common name Species Notes Common name Species Notes African feather grass Pennisetum macrourum Mercer grass Paspalum distichum African lovegrass Eragrostis curvula Nassella Tussock Nassella trichotoma Annual poa Poa annua Needle grass Stipa tenuissima Arrow bamboos Pseudosasa japonica Note 1. Pampas Cortaderia selloana Note 1. Phyllostachys species Pampas Cortaderia jubata GRASS WEED X-TERMINATOR Asian bamboos Bambusa species Note 1. Paspalum species other Note 1. Paspalum species Himalayacalamus species than mercer grass Browntop Agrostis capillaris Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne Buffalo grass Stenotaphrum secundatum Prairie grass Bromus willdenowii EFFECTIVEHIGHLY READY Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata Ratstail Sporobolus africanus TO USE HERBICIDE Fountain grass Cenchrus setaceus Reed sweetgrass Glyceria maxima Note 2. FOR PROBLEM Indian doab Cynodon dactylon Soft brome Bromus hordeaceus GRASSES ON THE Kikuyu Pennisetum clandestinum Spartina Spartina species Note 2. CONSERVATION Marram grass Ammophila arenaria Sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum ESTATE Mat grass Nardus stricta Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus Note 1. Retreatment of surviving basal shoots may be necessary. Note 2. X-IT GRASS must not be applied directly into or onto water. Pampas 4 months after treatment with X-IT GRASS BENEFITS Apply to damp or dry grasses Targeted basal shoot application Can be applied all year round Effective against tussock forming and XITG0719 ® X-IT GRASS is a Trademark of an Arysta LifeScience Group Company. large creeping grasses ® VITON is a Registered Trademark of DuPont Performance Elastomers L.L.C. Basal Shoot Application Method • X-IT GRASS is not designed for application to foliage but is used for targeted application to the basal shoot region of grasses (refer to diagrams 1, 2 and 3 below). GRASS WEED WIPE OUT • LIBERALLY SPRAY THE BASAL SHOOTS OF THE GRASS IN A MANNER THAT THOROUGHLY WETS THEM but not Some tussock forming and large creeping grass weed species can be particularly challenging to control. X-IT GRASS to the point of runoff. is an innovative new herbicide solution against invasive grasses such as pampas, other tussock grasses and bamboo. • Ensure the plant exterior, along with the plant interior of the basal region of the grass is targeted. X-IT GRASS is a ready-to-use oil-based premix herbicide containing haloxyfop. It provides an efficient, convenient and Diagram 1: Showing the basal shoots (apical meristem and axillary buds) from where a grass grows. These are cost-effective option for managing these grasses. X-IT GRASS is designed for targeted, spot spray application to treat the located near to the soil surface at the bottom of the grass shoots. It is these buds that are targeted by X-IT GRASS. basal shoots of grass weeds (see diagrams below). Second Leaf Fourth Leaf X-IT GRASS is suitable for targeted spot application by hand held lance from a Third Leaf helicopter. It must not be applied by aerial boom spray. Apical Meristem • Third Leaf Fourth Leaf While X-IT GRASS can be used at any time of the year treated grasses must be LABOURELIMINATES INTENSIVE actively growing for them to die i.e. grasses treated in winter will only die when they Leaf Buds start to grow in spring. GRUBBING • KILLS PLANTS Second Leaf Getting the best out of X-IT GRASS IN SITU Blade • Thorough coverage of the basal shoots is critical First Leaf • Do NOT mix with water Collar • Target basal shoots of the grass, not the foliage • Use dedicated application equipment with Viton® seals and fittings for use exclusively with X-IT GRASS to minimise cleaning requirements and the risk of Sheath killing non-target plants through equipment contamination • Reduce spray drift by using spray pressures no greater than are required to obtain adequate coverage of the basal shoots. Use large droplet producing nozzle tips. Spray when wind velocity is low. Soil Surface X-IT GRASS WORKS Crown Nassella Tussock untreated Nassella Tussock 19 weeks after treatment Axillary Bud Roots Node Target application area highlighted in blue Intemode Diagram 2: Spray target area for normal tussock grass Diagram 3: Spray target area for creeping grasses such as bamboo or Phragmites African Feathergrass untreated African Feathergrass 18 weeks after treatment Target application area Target application area highlighted in blue highlighted in blue.